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3Elements Literary Review

We appreciate good writing in any genre. We especially like edgy writing that offers insight into darkness. We prefer character-driven stories as opposed to plot-driven ones. We relish a piece with a great deal of heart and more than a little bit of Truth (note the capital "T"). We want to read a story that makes us feel edified or philosophical or amused or creeped out or angry or melancholy or inspired or, best yet, all of these things together.…
Genres: O G Open to all/most Genres, including General.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: NNo monetary payment No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: 7.9 days.
Acceptances: 5.9% of poetry submissions accepted.

The City Key

The City Key is an arts journal dedicated to experiences related to cities, big and small. We believe that cities are a great inspiration for the creation of art and writing that captures the human experience. Whether its Rome, Istanbul, or New York, every city will leave an influence on those visiting or living in them. Those who experience a city will come into contact with a multitude of humanity, fostering unique experiences and interactions with the art, architecture, and life of the city.…
Genres: G General.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: NNo monetary payment No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: 48.4 days.
Acceptances: 39.4% of poetry submissions accepted.

Dishsoap Quarterly

Uncool, nerdy & earnest lit mag that’s way too into dish-cleaning products!
Genres: O G Open to all/most Genres, including General.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: NNo monetary payment No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: 4.0 days.
Acceptances: 10.0% of poetry submissions accepted.

Dreams & Nightmares

I print primarily poetry, but also publish short short fiction. The genres of fantasy and SF are preferred. I am interested in experimental formats and content, and prefer fantastic horror a la Lovecraft or Blackwood to the blood and gore type. Any SF or fantasy is appropriate if it isn't sappy or trite. If your poem rhymes, be sure that the rhymes are not forced, and that the meter is consistent.
Genres: F H S Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: SSemi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) (Provides free copy/copies) Semi-pro. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $15.
Avg. Response: 13.4 days.
Acceptances: 28.6% of poetry submissions accepted.

Loud Coffee Press

Loud Coffee Press is an independent literary press that produces a quarterly literary magazine that’s hot, loud and buzzes without caffeine - not to say that we don’t love our caffeine. We believe that crafting flash fiction is like making the perfect cup of coffee. Turn up the heat with emotion, twist it with a roast so smooth that the reader never sees it coming, and let it resonate all the way down to the last sip. And, don’t forget the tunes, because music is life.…
Genres: O G Open to all/most Genres, including General.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: NNo monetary payment No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: 68.3 days.
Acceptances: 14.4% of poetry submissions accepted.

Radon Journal

Radon is a triannual journal publishing prose and poetry relating to science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, and dystopia. We publish quality literature every mid-January, May, and September. Radon nominates its writers for nearly a dozen awards. They include the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, O. Henry Prize, Best Microfiction, PEN/Dau Short Story Prize, Best Small Fictions, New Weird Horror Award, Best Horror of the Year, and Best New Poets.
Genres: G S General, Science Fiction.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: SSemi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro. Details: USD $20 for original poems; $10 for reprints.
Avg. Response: 13.3 days.
Acceptances: 9.1% of poetry submissions accepted.

Scrawl Place

Scrawl Place is part visitor’s guide, part literary journal. The audience for this publication is the guest, the visitor, the traveler, the day-tripper, the out-of-towner, and the in-towners eager to wander. I’m looking for submissions about “places in the places” where you live or where you’ve visited.
Genres: G General.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: SSemi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro. Details: USD $35.
Avg. Response: 33.0 days.
Acceptances: 10.0% of poetry submissions accepted.

Small Wonders Magazine

Small Wonders Magazine publishes original and reprint flash fiction and narrative poetry, all tinged with the wonder of other worlds both science fictional and fantastic.
Genres: F S Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: PProfessional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional. Details: USD $60.
Avg. Response: 68.8 days.
Acceptances: 4.4% of poetry submissions accepted.

Split Lip Magazine Charges fees for some submissions

We’re a literary journal that’s totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys. We love stories and poetry and art because they’re our insides turned out for everyone to see: the darkness and the confetti in equal measure.
Genres: G General.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: TToken payment (under US$5 per poem) to PProfessional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Token to Professional. Details: USD $75 per piece.
Avg. Response: 60.4 days.
Acceptances: None reported yet in poetry.

Y2K Quarterly [Misprints Publishing] Wildcard

Y2K Quarterly is an independent literary magazine devoted to the glory days/nightmares that were the late 90's and early 2000's.
Genres: G General.
Lengths: P Poem.
Payment: NNo monetary payment No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: 30.7 days.